Opinions on grille colour please

Which colour?

  • Keep it original bronze

    Votes: 9 81.8%
  • Painted 040 black with chrome star

    Votes: 2 18.2%

  • Total voters
    11
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While the SL is in the bodyshop I'm thinking about having the grille colour coded to the car, but keeping the chrome star. (The wheel centres are now gloss black)

I can't decide whether it looks better in the standard bronze finish or black like the one in the thread below, which has a black grille and black star. The bronze has always looked a bit out of place as it's the only part of the car that is like it apart from the trim on the boot lid which looks more black anyway.

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/spotted-ebay/118330-wide-arch-sl500-again.html

Pictures of my existing bronze grille here...

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/classifieds-cars-sale/112612-stunning-sl600-v12.html
 
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I think the star will look out of place, so for me it's either leave it be, or satin black the lot.
 
Black with silver star . I think if you paint the star black it will look as if you could not be a*sed to mask it off.
 
Thanks for the input so far guys. I've managed to get hold of a damaged grille to experiment on before I make the final decision. I'll post up some pics of the different finishes.
 
I voted 'original' because the black is simply too black.

But it's your car though matey. :)
 

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